Jasper Point
| Jasper Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 11 ′ S , 58 ° 54 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Norma Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Maxwell Bay | |
The Jasper Point (English for Jaspisspitze is) a headland of King George Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located on the southeast side of the Fildes Peninsula and marks the entrance to Norma Cove to the northeast .
The British Antarctic Survey carried out geological surveys here between 1975 and 1976. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the headland in 1978 after the veins of red and green jasper found in cliffs of black and yellow-brown rock.
Web links
- Jasper Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jasper Point on geographic.org (English)